CinemaOSMovie · 1928 · 1h 10m

The Street of Sin

The successor to "The Way of All Flesh"---and a worthy one! Jannings' third American-made picture -- and twice as good as the first!

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"Basher Bill," a retired prizefighter turned criminal, pretends to reform by joining a Salvation Army shelter in London run by a pious wraith named Elizabeth. Attracted to Elizabeth (although he is engaged to a street girl named Annie), Bill confesses to a bank robbery, has a spiritual revelation, and decides to go straight. His cast-off sweetheart reports him to the police; then, contrite, she warns Bill of the impending danger. Bill is captured immediately, but he escapes and sacrifices his life to save Elizabeth and the Salvation Army nursery when the rest of the gang use them as a human barricade against the police.

Directed byMauritz Stiller, Ludwig Berger, Lothar Mendes

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 10m
Language
EN
Released
May 26, 1928
Studios
Paramount PicturesParamount Famous Lasky Corporation

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Basher Bill

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Elizabeth

Olga Baclanova

Olga Baclanova

Annie

Ernest W. Johnson

Mr. Smith

George Kotsonaros

Iron Mike

John Gough

John Gough

Crony of Basher Bill

Johnnie Morris

Crony of Basher Bill

John Burdette

Publican

Douglas Haig

Kid Broad

Mug (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Mauritz Stiller
Mauritz Stiller
Ludwig Berger
Ludwig Berger
Written by
Julian Johnson
Chandler Sprague

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